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1 1939(LI) - Krauss Clemens - Wiener Staatsoper*
2 1960(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayerische Staatsoper*
3 1988(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
4 1989(LI) - Bass Robert - Collegiate Orchestra*
5 1999(STU) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kommandant - Hans Hotter
Maria - Viorica Ursuleac
Wachtmeister - Herbert Alsen
Konstabel - Hermann Wiedemann
Schütze - Josef Witt
Musketier - Carl Bissuti
Hornist - Nikolaus Zec
Offizier - Hermann Gallos
Piedmonteser - Anton Dermota
Holsteiner - Karl Kamann
Bürgermeister - Willy Franter
Prälat - Viktor Madin
Frontoffizier - Georg Monthy
Frau aus dem Volk - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1465-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.15) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.164 [AB]
Opera - January 1996 p.25
Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
Opera News - March 2 1996 p.40
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.393
American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.273
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (10 June 1939)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kommandant - Josef Metternich
Maria - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wachtmeister - Max Proebstl
Konstabel - Benno Kusche
Schütze - Richard Holm
Musketier - Albrecht Peter
Hornist - Wolfgang Anresos
Offizier - Hans Hermann Nissen
Piedmonteser - Horst Wilhelm
Holsteiner - Kurt Böhme
Bürgermeister - Lorenz Fehenberger
Prälat - Carl Hoppe
Frontoffizier - Josef Knapp
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03567
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (13 August 1960). The cast given above is that listed in the «Historischer Katalog» of Bayerischer Rundfunk, but it is not certain if the singers have been correctly assigned to the roles.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Kommandant - Bernd Weikl
Maria - Sabine Hass
Wachtmeister - Jaako Ryhänen
Konstabel - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Schütze - Jan Vacik
Musketier - Alfred Kuhn
Hornist - Gerhard Auer
Offizier - Florian Cerny
Piedmonteser - Eduardo Villa
Holsteiner - Kurt Moll
Bürgermeister - Robert Schunk
Prälat - Karl Helm
Frontoffizier - Thomas Woodman
Frau aus dem Volk - Cornelia Wulkopf
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDC 5 56850-2 {1CD} (1999)ª; Audio Encylopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 51594 {1CD} (2001)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 894 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.96 [AB]
Opera - December 1999 p.1444 [TA] (The date of this recording is wrongly given as «last July» i.e. 1998 in this review)
Opera News - November 1999 p.64 [BG]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.326-330 [JM] Vol.24 No.5 May/June 2001 p.227 [JM]
Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.57 [MWB]
Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.66 [SS]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.88 [RL2]
Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [AJ]
Classic CD - January 2000 p.73 [ST]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.70 (mention) [CP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.175 [RVL]
Répertoire - No.130 décembre 1999 p.69 [PF]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.60 [JPS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.136 gennaio 2000 p.107 [MG]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1999 S.74 [SM2]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The EMI recording is stated to be that of the performance on 22 July 1988 whereas the recording issued on the Audio Encyclopedia CD-ROM and on the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven is stated to be that of the performance 0n 24 July 1988. The latterperformance is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1998 p.83
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Conductor Robert Bass - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Collegiate Orchestra
Chorus - New York City's Gay Men's Chorus - Collegiate Chorale
Kommandant - Roger Roloff
Maria - Alessandra Marc
Wachtmeister - William Wilderman
Konstabel - Max Wittges
Schütze - George Shirley
Musketier - Peter van Derick
Hornist - Paul Schmidt
Offizier - Stephen Lusmann
Piedmonteser - Ruben Broitman
Holsteiner - Terry Cook
Bürgermeister - Richard Cassilly
Prälat - James Wood
Frontoffizier - Stephen Lusmann
Frau aus dem Volk - Karen Williams
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Compact Disc; - Koch «International Classics» 37111-2 {1CD} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1992 p.94 [MK]
Opéra International - No.173 October 1993 p.65
Stereophile - September 1992 (Vol.15 No.9) p.195
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall (19 November 1989)
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1999(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Kommandant - Albert Dohmen
Maria - Deborah Voigt
Wachtmeister - Alfred Reiter
Konstabel - Tom Martinsen
Schütze - Jochen Kupfer
Musketier - André Eckert
Hornist - Jürgen Commichau
Offizier - Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Piedmonteser - Johan Botha
Holsteiner - Attila Jun
Bürgermeister - Jon Villars
Prälat - Sami Luttinen
Frontoffizier - Matthias Henneberg
Frau aus dem Volk - Sabine Brohm
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Compact Disc; - DG 463 494-2 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.101 [MEO]
Opera News - June 2002 pp.57-58 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.213-214 [JS]
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.55-S.56 [HCM]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.822-828 [DM]; Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 p.6 (correction)
Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 p.71 [TG]
Diapason - No.490 mars 2002 pp.97-98 [RL]
American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 p.179 [KM]
International Record Review - November 2001 pp.86-87 [SP]
Répertoire - No.155 mars 2002 p.73 [LB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.111 [MG]
Comments:- According to the review in FANFARE Deborah Voigt's Maria «was in fact dubbed in after the recording was completed, after the original soprano had dropped out».
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española